Friday 11 July 2025, 9am-4.30pm (registration from 8am)
Conference Aston, Birmingham, B4 7ET
Oral Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
This year’s Symposium is targeted at the core CPD topic of diagnosing and managing oral cancer. Including three sessions delivered by expert speakers, the day is targeted at early career dentists, but all are welcome.
Speakers
- Dr Ana Poveda, Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry
- Professor StJohn Crean, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr Sadiq Mawji, Specialty Registrar in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham
Programme
Speaker: Dr Ana Poveda +
Session aims:
Introduce intraoral soft tissue pathology and pre-malignant lesions
Session objectives:
- Run through a systematic approach to assessing for intraoral soft tissue lesions
- Revise the nomenclature used when describing soft tissue pathology when referring to secondary care
- Provide differential diagnoses for potentially malignant lesions and be able to describe what features make them concerning
Speaker: Professor StJohn Crean +
Session aims:
Diagnosis and treatment of Oral Cancer
Session objectives:
- Epidemiology, presentation and prognosis of oral cancer (including HPV positive SCC)
- Pathology of cancer, TMN staging
- Treatment modalities for Oral Cancer, radiotherapy vs surgery and their implications
Speaker: Dr Sadiq Mawji +
Session aims:
Equip DFTs with some skills for managing patients on the ward
Session objectives:
- Provide personal experience of career journey and the Maxillofacial Surgery Pathway
- Considerations for patient management immediately following surgery, eg tracheostomies, flaps, ITU, fluid maintenance
- Tips and tricks for managing a cancer patient as a new DCT
6 hours verifiable CPD
GDC development outcomes: A, C, D
Delegates receive a three course lunch and morning and afternoon tea and coffee is provided.
Full venue details including facilities and how to get there, are available here.
A car park is available and you must book and pay for your place in advance – pre-book your space here.
Fee:
- Current member of the College of General Dentistry – £120
- Non-member – £160
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
To book your place at the CGDent Midlands Annual Symposium 2025, please sign in to your online account or create a new subscriber account for free and then refresh this page.
